neuroimaging
noun
neu·ro·im·ag·ing
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈi-mə-jiŋ 
: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging)
also
: imaging of the brain by these techniques
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To confirm their findings, the researchers conducted a second experiment using neuroimaging to get a closer look at brain activity across the menstrual cycle.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
His academic research is focused on biomedical optics and building optical tools for functional neuroimaging in the eye.
—cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
But there are other tools for assessing FTD, including neurological and psychiatric evaluations, neuroimaging, genetic screening and analysis of a person’s medical history.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2023
Scanning the horizon: towards transparent and reproducible neuroimaging research.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2017
Severe mistakes in the analyses of the neuropsychological and neuroimaging data were evident.
—Mitchell J. Valdés-Sosa, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023
The scans came from the public Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) database, a data sharing initiative which pools scans from 18 different neuroimaging centers.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2014
Several neuroimaging studies have found alterations in the gray matter of chronic pain patients, including loss of volume in the hippocampus (which may explain memory impairment) and the prefrontal cortex (which may underlie deficits in pain regulation and cognitive function).
—Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
The stock villain of neuroimaging, head movement, did not seem to be responsible.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2014
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
His academic research is focused on biomedical optics and building optical tools for functional neuroimaging in the eye.
—cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
But there are other tools for assessing FTD, including neurological and psychiatric evaluations, neuroimaging, genetic screening and analysis of a person’s medical history.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2023
Scanning the horizon: towards transparent and reproducible neuroimaging research.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2017
Severe mistakes in the analyses of the neuropsychological and neuroimaging data were evident.
—Mitchell J. Valdés-Sosa, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2023
The scans came from the public Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) database, a data sharing initiative which pools scans from 18 different neuroimaging centers.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2014
Several neuroimaging studies have found alterations in the gray matter of chronic pain patients, including loss of volume in the hippocampus (which may explain memory impairment) and the prefrontal cortex (which may underlie deficits in pain regulation and cognitive function).
—Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
The stock villain of neuroimaging, head movement, did not seem to be responsible.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2014
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First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above
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neuroimaging
noun
neu·ro·im·ag·ing
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈim-ə-jiŋ
: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography)
also
: imaging of the brain by these techniques
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